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MARKS JUBILANT PRIDE DAY Fourth annual event a celebration of ʻfreedom to be ourselves; Mayor Wildes hosts special guests, looks to future
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JULY 2022 NORTHERN VALLEY
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
ENGLEWOOD
CITY
The National Council of Jewish Women’s Bergen County Section hosts its annual installation and awards luncheon in Alpine, speaking to ‘bold achievements and essential challenges.’
Fresh faces, powerful voices rise at anniversary
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WHO HELPED LEAD THE CHEST Nonprofit board president recalled at her passing as a tireless supporter of many populations
BY HILLARY VIDERS FOR NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS
Pride Day in Englewood was established four years ago, and its latest event, June 8, was spectacular. Approximately 150 residents and visitors gathered at the Englewood Public Library at 6 p.m. for the cityʼs LGBTQI+ Pride ceremony and flag raising. LGBTQI+, a term whose meaning has expanded over the years, refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and people queer, questioning, and Intersex. June was Pride Month, when the worldʼs LGBTQ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. As CNN explains, “Pride gatherings are rooted in the arduous history of minority groups who have struggled for decades to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are. “The original organizers chose this month to pay homage to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969 in New York City, which helped spark the modern gay rights movement. Most Pride events take place each year in June, although some cities hold their celebrations at other
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Girl Scouts from Englewood and Teaneck add to the festivities on June 16, here to help mark the anniversary of the date, June 19, 1865, of the commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States. BY HILLARY VIDERS FOR NORTHERN VALLEY PRESS UNETEENTH ,
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became a federal holiday in 2021, was celebrated in Englewood this year in a big way. Starting June 16, the city hosted a four-day celebration to commemorate the date that free-
dom from slavery was acknowledged in America: June 19, 1865. The history of Juneteenth has been often documented. Although President Abraham Lincolnʼs Emancipation Proclamation was enacted on Jan. 1, 1863, it wasnʼt until 2 1⁄ 2 years later that the Union soldiers, led
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MIDDLE-SCHOOL FIRST Meet the inaugural eighth grade class from the Academy of the Holy Angels Middle School.
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by Major Gen. Gordon Granger, landed in Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended — and that all across the nation, the slaves were free. On June 17, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed a bill declaring Juneteenth
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With deep sadness, The Community Chest of Eastern Bergen County announced the passing of Barbara Strauss, president of the Board of Managers. Strauss, a resident of Englewood Cliffs, was an active member of the Board of Managers for nine years and served as president for 14 months. She was involved with the organization in a variety of capacities, including chair of the Events and Development Committees and vice president, treasurer, and secretary on the Board of Managers. In 2020, Strauss and her husband, Tom Manolio, received The Chestʼs Outstanding Volunteers Award for their numerous activities and contributions in the community she loved. The news reached Northern Valley Press on June 28. For mroe than 20 years, Strauss worked in the insurance industry and was executive vice
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B ck in time... A beautiful Victorian home on Valley Place, Tenafly, is decorated with flags for a Fourth of July at the turn of the 20th century.
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